Kate C Baker
Biographic Data
| ID | 4015352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kate C Baker |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kate C |
| FAMILY NAME | Baker |
| SIGNATURE | BAKER K C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tulane University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5518-2994 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Engaging With Multi‐Level Climate Governance
The achievement of the UK government's national climate targets is dependent on sub‐national activity. The distribution of responsibility across governance actors at multiple scales has resulted in the development of different climate change strategies. Increasingly, these strategies draw upon a place‐based approach, as this supports the development of strategies that better capture local contexts. Yet, when developing place‐based strategies, the…
Clinicians' Perspectives on Cannabis Use and Cannabis Treatment in Clients Undertaking Opioid Dependence Treatment
Decolonising ecological research
In this article we draw on recent debates in ecology and human geography on the project of decolonising academic practice. Our objective is to address two key questions via a generative discussion across disciplines: what can ecologists learn from ongoing debates in human geography? And how might those learnings translate back into geographical praxis? We make the central argument that vibrant debates in human geography can push ecologists to tak…
Decolonising spaces of knowledge production
In this article we discuss Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County, Kenya as a distinctly colonial space. Drawing on historical materials, fieldwork observations and in-depth interviews, we build an account of British colonial expropriation of land, European and American modes of enclosure, and the development of a prominent site of knowledge production in the fields of ecology, conservation and evolutionary biology. Mpala is product and product…
Improving transparency—A call to include social housing information in biomedical research articles involving nonhuman primates
The social setting of animal subjects in the research environment has known effects on a variety of dependent measures used in biomedical research. Proper evaluation of the robustness of published research is dependent upon transparent, detailed, and accurate reporting of research methods, including the animals' social housing conditions. However, to date, most research articles utilizing nonhuman primates (NHPs) provide only partial data on this…
Decolonising the spaces of geographical knowledge production
In this commentary we draw focus on the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) at Lowther Lodge, Kensington Gore, to discuss the prospect of decolonising in the spaces geographical knowledge production. We propose a focus on the spaces of geography that can exclude and marginalise, and serious engagement with the discomfiting question of whether violent colonial histories should be both so prominent and silent in the spaces of geographical knowled…
Higher levels of submissive behaviors at the onset of the pairing process of rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ) are associated with lower risk of wounding following introduction
Social housing of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) is considered to be the cornerstone of behavioral management programs in biomedical facilities. However, it also involves the risk of socially inflicted trauma. The ability to avoid such trauma would contribute to the animals' well-being and alleviate staff's concerns, thus paving the path for more introductions. Here, we sought to address the conflict between the need to socially house rhesus ma…
The well‐being of laboratory non‐human primates
The well-being of non-human primates in captivity is of joint concern to scientists, veterinarians, colony managers, caretakers, and researchers working with non-human primates in biomedical research. With increased regulatory, accreditation, and research focus on optimizing the use of social housing for laboratory primates, as well as the advent of techniques to assess indices of chronic stress and related measures of well-being, there is no bet…
Pair housing of Vervets/African Green Monkeys for biomedical research
Vervets, also known as African green monkeys, are a nonhuman primate species widely used in biomedical research. However, there are currently few references available describing techniques and rates of success for pair-housing this species. We present data from four cohorts of vervets from three different facilities: (i) the Wake Forest Vervet Research Colony (VRC; n = 72 female pairs, n= 52 male pairs), (ii) the University of Louisiana at Lafaye…
Survey of 2014 behavioral management programs for laboratory primates in the United States
The behavioral management of laboratory nonhuman primates in the United States has not been thoroughly characterized since 2003. This article presents the results of a survey behavioral management programs at 27 facilities and covering a total of 59,636 primates, 27,916 housed in indoor cages and 31,720 in group enclosures. The survey included questions regarding program structure, implementation, and methodology associated with social housing, p…
Comparing options for pair housing rhesus macaques using behavioral welfare measures
In a biomedical research environment, research or management procedures may render continuous full contact pairing of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) unfeasible. This study aimed to determine whether separation on a frequent basis or housing in adjacent cages with tactile contact interferes with the behavioral benefits of continuous full contact. Behavioral data (1260 hours) were collected from 32 adult females and 16 adult males housed at two N…
Physiological and behavioral effects of social introduction on adult male rhesus macaques
Pair housing of laboratory macaques is widely considered to lead to positive changes in well‐being, yet the process of introduction is viewed as potentially stressful and risk‐prone. Behavioral and physiological data were collected on eight adult male rhesus macaques before, during, and after the process of introduction, in order to measure the initial stress of introduction as well as long‐term changes in well‐being. Socially experienced subject…
Effect of ketamine anesthesia on daily food intake in Macaca mulatta and Cercopithecus aethiops
Ketamine hydrochloride is frequently administered to non‐human primates as a means of chemical restraint. This procedure can be a frequent source of stress to monkeys at research facilities, impacting animal health, well‐being and research quality. This study was designed to measure ketamine's effect on daily food intake, a parameter that reflects and influences animal well‐being and directly impacts research studies. On five occasions, baseline …
Survey of environmental enhancement programs for laboratory primates
Animal welfare regulations in the United States require that nonhuman primate environmental enhancement plans be made in accordance with currently accepted professional standards; however, little information is available for quantifying common practice. Here we report the results of a 2003 survey that was sent to individuals overseeing enrichment programs at a variety of primate research institutions. The surveys requested information on program …
Injury risks among chimpanzees in three housing conditions
Injury risks among chimpanzees in three housing conditions
Meeting the psychological needs of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) can be a challenge given their aggressiveness on the one hand and the complexity of their social lives on the other. It is unclear how to balance the need to provide opportunities for species-appropriate behavior against potential risks of injury chimpanzees may inflict on each other. This study evaluates the suggestion that simpler social environments protect chimpanzees from wound…
The neighbor effect
While intercommunity interactions are well documented in wild chimpanzees, the influence of neighboring captive groups on social behavior has not been investigated. This study examined the influence of vocalizations and noisy displays produced in neighboring groups (i.e., "neighbor vocalization") on intragroup hooting, bluff displays, and agonistic behavior. Chimpanzees from two broadly differing housing conditions were selected in order to exami…
Decolonising the spaces of geographical knowledge production
In this commentary we draw focus on the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) at Lowther Lodge, Kensington Gore, to discuss the prospect of decolonising in the spaces geographical knowledge production. We propose a focus on the spaces of geography that can exclude and marginalise, and serious engagement with the discomfiting question of whether violent colonial histories should be both so prominent and silent in the spaces of geographical knowled…
Decolonising ecological research
In this article we draw on recent debates in ecology and human geography on the project of decolonising academic practice. Our objective is to address two key questions via a generative discussion across disciplines: what can ecologists learn from ongoing debates in human geography? And how might those learnings translate back into geographical praxis? We make the central argument that vibrant debates in human geography can push ecologists to tak…
Decolonising spaces of knowledge production
In this article we discuss Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County, Kenya as a distinctly colonial space. Drawing on historical materials, fieldwork observations and in-depth interviews, we build an account of British colonial expropriation of land, European and American modes of enclosure, and the development of a prominent site of knowledge production in the fields of ecology, conservation and evolutionary biology. Mpala is product and product…
The neighbor effect
While intercommunity interactions are well documented in wild chimpanzees, the influence of neighboring captive groups on social behavior has not been investigated. This study examined the influence of vocalizations and noisy displays produced in neighboring groups (i.e., "neighbor vocalization") on intragroup hooting, bluff displays, and agonistic behavior. Chimpanzees from two broadly differing housing conditions were selected in order to exami…
Injury risks among chimpanzees in three housing conditions
Injury risks among chimpanzees in three housing conditions
Meeting the psychological needs of chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes) can be a challenge given their aggressiveness on the one hand and the complexity of their social lives on the other. It is unclear how to balance the need to provide opportunities for species-appropriate behavior against potential risks of injury chimpanzees may inflict on each other. This study evaluates the suggestion that simpler social environments protect chimpanzees from wound…
Effect of ketamine anesthesia on daily food intake in Macaca mulatta and Cercopithecus aethiops
Ketamine hydrochloride is frequently administered to non‐human primates as a means of chemical restraint. This procedure can be a frequent source of stress to monkeys at research facilities, impacting animal health, well‐being and research quality. This study was designed to measure ketamine's effect on daily food intake, a parameter that reflects and influences animal well‐being and directly impacts research studies. On five occasions, baseline …
Survey of environmental enhancement programs for laboratory primates
Animal welfare regulations in the United States require that nonhuman primate environmental enhancement plans be made in accordance with currently accepted professional standards; however, little information is available for quantifying common practice. Here we report the results of a 2003 survey that was sent to individuals overseeing enrichment programs at a variety of primate research institutions. The surveys requested information on program …
Physiological and behavioral effects of social introduction on adult male rhesus macaques
Pair housing of laboratory macaques is widely considered to lead to positive changes in well‐being, yet the process of introduction is viewed as potentially stressful and risk‐prone. Behavioral and physiological data were collected on eight adult male rhesus macaques before, during, and after the process of introduction, in order to measure the initial stress of introduction as well as long‐term changes in well‐being. Socially experienced subject…
Comparing options for pair housing rhesus macaques using behavioral welfare measures
In a biomedical research environment, research or management procedures may render continuous full contact pairing of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) unfeasible. This study aimed to determine whether separation on a frequent basis or housing in adjacent cages with tactile contact interferes with the behavioral benefits of continuous full contact. Behavioral data (1260 hours) were collected from 32 adult females and 16 adult males housed at two N…
Survey of 2014 behavioral management programs for laboratory primates in the United States
The behavioral management of laboratory nonhuman primates in the United States has not been thoroughly characterized since 2003. This article presents the results of a survey behavioral management programs at 27 facilities and covering a total of 59,636 primates, 27,916 housed in indoor cages and 31,720 in group enclosures. The survey included questions regarding program structure, implementation, and methodology associated with social housing, p…
Higher levels of submissive behaviors at the onset of the pairing process of rhesus macaques ( Macaca mulatta ) are associated with lower risk of wounding following introduction
Social housing of rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) is considered to be the cornerstone of behavioral management programs in biomedical facilities. However, it also involves the risk of socially inflicted trauma. The ability to avoid such trauma would contribute to the animals' well-being and alleviate staff's concerns, thus paving the path for more introductions. Here, we sought to address the conflict between the need to socially house rhesus ma…
The well‐being of laboratory non‐human primates
The well-being of non-human primates in captivity is of joint concern to scientists, veterinarians, colony managers, caretakers, and researchers working with non-human primates in biomedical research. With increased regulatory, accreditation, and research focus on optimizing the use of social housing for laboratory primates, as well as the advent of techniques to assess indices of chronic stress and related measures of well-being, there is no bet…
Pair housing of Vervets/African Green Monkeys for biomedical research
Vervets, also known as African green monkeys, are a nonhuman primate species widely used in biomedical research. However, there are currently few references available describing techniques and rates of success for pair-housing this species. We present data from four cohorts of vervets from three different facilities: (i) the Wake Forest Vervet Research Colony (VRC; n = 72 female pairs, n= 52 male pairs), (ii) the University of Louisiana at Lafaye…
Decolonising the spaces of geographical knowledge production
In this commentary we draw focus on the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) at Lowther Lodge, Kensington Gore, to discuss the prospect of decolonising in the spaces geographical knowledge production. We propose a focus on the spaces of geography that can exclude and marginalise, and serious engagement with the discomfiting question of whether violent colonial histories should be both so prominent and silent in the spaces of geographical knowled…
Improving transparency—A call to include social housing information in biomedical research articles involving nonhuman primates
The social setting of animal subjects in the research environment has known effects on a variety of dependent measures used in biomedical research. Proper evaluation of the robustness of published research is dependent upon transparent, detailed, and accurate reporting of research methods, including the animals' social housing conditions. However, to date, most research articles utilizing nonhuman primates (NHPs) provide only partial data on this…
Decolonising ecological research
In this article we draw on recent debates in ecology and human geography on the project of decolonising academic practice. Our objective is to address two key questions via a generative discussion across disciplines: what can ecologists learn from ongoing debates in human geography? And how might those learnings translate back into geographical praxis? We make the central argument that vibrant debates in human geography can push ecologists to tak…
Decolonising spaces of knowledge production
In this article we discuss Mpala Research Centre in Laikipia County, Kenya as a distinctly colonial space. Drawing on historical materials, fieldwork observations and in-depth interviews, we build an account of British colonial expropriation of land, European and American modes of enclosure, and the development of a prominent site of knowledge production in the fields of ecology, conservation and evolutionary biology. Mpala is product and product…
Clinicians' Perspectives on Cannabis Use and Cannabis Treatment in Clients Undertaking Opioid Dependence Treatment
Engaging With Multi‐Level Climate Governance
The achievement of the UK government's national climate targets is dependent on sub‐national activity. The distribution of responsibility across governance actors at multiple scales has resulted in the development of different climate change strategies. Increasingly, these strategies draw upon a place‐based approach, as this supports the development of strategies that better capture local contexts. Yet, when developing place‐based strategies, the…
Primate Behavior and Ecology (11 works) · Biology (9 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (8 works) · Computer Science (6 works) · Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies (5 works) · Animal Vocal Communication and Behavior (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Human-Animal Interaction Studies (5 works) · Aggression (4 works)